Artist:

Inscribed (later) to Hashim  Search this

Medium:

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 25.1 x 15.8 cm (9 7/8 x 6 1/4 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

India

Date:

ca. 1618-19

Period:

Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan

Court:

Mughal Court

School/Tradition:

Mughal school

Description:

Detached album folio; recto: Emperor Shah Jahan standing on a globe; inscriptions in Persian black nasta'liq script; verso: calligraphy panel, quatrain by Hafiz; Persian in black nasta'liq script; signature in the bottom cloud band; one of a group of 16 folios.

Border: The painting is set in a pink, floral scroll inner frame and a gold outer frame mounted on paperboard with illuminated floral motifs. The calligraphy panel is set in an inner frame of cartouches with calligraphy and a pink floral scroll outer frame mounted on paperboard with illuminated floral motifs.

Signatures:

Verso: Fighir Mir Ali

Verso: Fighir Mir Ali

Inscriptions:

Amal Hashim. Tarikh dovom Jamadi al-thani ruz doshanbeh seneh 38 shabih tayar shoud.

"Work of Hashim. On the second of Jumada II, day Monday, year 1038, the portrait was executed."

Elahi to in shah darvish dost

ke asayesh khalgh dar zel-i oost

basi bar sar-i khalgh payandeh dar

betofigh ta'at delash zehdeh dar

"Oh God, keep this king, the friend of the dervishes

under whose shadow people's peaceful existance is maintained

keep him for a long time [established over the people]

keep his heart alive by the succor of obedience."

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)

South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

Nastaliq Calligraphy (September 23, 1982 to January 20, 1984)

The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)

Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)

Untitled Exhibition, Mughal Painting, 1947 (April 23 to September 30, 1947)

Untitled Exhibition, Mughal Painting (December 20, 1944 to April 23, 1947)

Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)

Topic:

angel  Search this

Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this

Reign of Shah Jahan (1628 - 1658)  Search this

illumination  Search this

halo  Search this

India  Search this

emperor  Search this

globe  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1939.49a

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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